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Snippet

A text snippet is a piece of reusable text. Once you create a snippet, you can use it multiple times across multiple topics. Whenever a change needs to be made to the text contained in a snippet, you can update the snippet, and that change is cascaded to all of the topics that use that snippet.

To create a text snippet:

  1. In the header, click .

  2. From the Create list, under Misc Content Types, select Snippet.

    Note

    Snippets can also be created when trying to add a snippet in the rich-text editor by selecting Create New instead of an existing snippet.

  3. Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.

    Text snippet with variant example

  4. Click Save.

Text Snippet fields​

Click each tab below to see a description of the associated fields.

FieldDescription
Internal NameIn the Internal Name field, enter an internal name. Brightspot uses this name in selection fields.
Snippet TypeRetain Text.
SnippetEnter plain text for the snippet. If you want to use rich text in the snippet, add a variant.
VariantsClick Add Snippet Variant to add variants to this snippet. For each variant enter a Name and Variant Text (which can be formatted in rich text).
Usage InstructionsEnter instructions that editors need to use this snippet.
CategoriesCategories allow you to catalog your snippets into different categories. You can use these categories to search for your snippets in Brightspot. This can be useful if you have a lot of snippets.

If the category you want for this snippet is not available, click CreateNew to create a new category.

See Adding a snippet to an asset for more information on using your snippets.